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Managed to transport dame to party (4,2)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

made do

'managed' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'transport dame to party' is the wordplay.
'transport' is an anagram indicator (letters are transported elsewhere).
'to party' becomes 'do' (do is a kind of party).
'dame' is an anagram of 'made'.
'made'+'do'='MADE DO'

'to' is the link.

(Another definition for made do that I've seen is " Coped".)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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